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Spring Conference

Renaissance Washington DC Downtown Hotel

Washington, DC

Come to the U.S. capital for one of AAPA’s two premiere annual meetings. New trends in the maritime industry of relevance to all Western Hemisphere ports will be highlighted. In addition, sessions on April 6th will primarily focus on US policy issues.


Date	Time	Title	Description

#Error	8:00AM - 12:15PM	Committee meetings as called	(please see meeting room grid)

#Error	8:00AM - 5:00PM	Registration	(located at Congressional Registration – Ballroom Level)

#Error	9:00AM - 10:30AM	Port Directors Only Meeting	(Meeting Room 16)

#Error	10:45AM - 12:15PM	Canadian Delegation Meeting	(Meeting Room 7)

#Error	10:45AM - 12:15PM	Caribbean Delegation Meeting	(Meeting Room 15)

#Error	10:45AM - 12:15PM	Latin American Delegation Meeting	(Meeting Room 16)

#Error	10:45AM - 12:15PM	U.S. Legislative Policy Council Meeting	For U.S. corporate members only. (Meeting Room 10 & 11)

#Error	12:30PM - 1:45PM	Luncheon & Keynote by the 2017 Port Person of the Year	Award Recipient and Speaker: The Honorable Steve Scalise (R-LA), House Majority Whip, U.S. House of Representatives. Sponsored by WSP\|Parsons Brinckerhoff. (Renaissance West – Ballroom Level)

#Error	2:00PM - 3:15PM	The Politics of Trade and Pressures on the Supply Chain	The speakers will address rapidly changing trade policy and environmental, macro-economic and political pressures on the transport supply chain and infrastructure investment decisions. What can ports expect? Speakers will include Bill Lane, Former Caterpillar Director of Global Government Affairs and Chairman Emeritus of the US Global Leadership Coalition, and Andrew Penfold, Director Global Maritime, WSP\|Parsons Brinckerhoff, London, UK. (Congressional Ballroom A/B – Ballroom Level)

#Error	3:15PM - 3:30PM	Break	(Congressional Ballroom Foyer– Ballroom Level)

#Error	3:30PM - 4:45PM	Using Technology to Stake Out a Leadership Position	How can ports utilize technology to position themselves as leaders? Technology can be an important tool in increasing port productivity, ensuring public accountability, tracking environmental progress and communicating with tenants and customers. Presenters will include Daniel Dagenais, Vice President, Operations, Montréal Port Authority, Nyariana Maiko, CIO, Director of Information Management, Port of Long Beach, and Diegane Dione, North America Connected Logistics Offering Lead, Accenture - Digital Practice IOT. (Congressional Ballroom A/B – Ballroom Level)

#Error	5:00PM - 6:00PM	AAPA 2016-2017 Board of Directors Meeting	(Meeting Room 16)

#Error	6:00PM - 7:30PM	Reception	Hosted by the Port of Long Beach, 2017 AAPA Annual Convention Host, the reception will take place in Mixx, located in the main lobby of the hotel.

#Error	7:30AM - 9:00AM	Canadian Delegation Meeting	(Meeting Room 7)

#Error	8:30AM - 9:00AM	Continental Breakfast	Sponsored by Boyden Executive Search and Saul Ewing LLP. (Congressional Ballroom Foyer– Ballroom Level)

#Error	9:00AM - 9:30PM	Presentation of 2017 Cruise Award and Keynote Address	(Congressional Ballroom A/B – Ballroom Level)

#Error	9:30AM - 10:45AM	Success Stories in Port Planning and Development – Part 1	Setting a port’s course to prepare for the future, while maintaining the necessary flexibility to adapt to continuous changes in the steamship and terminal operating industries, trade routes, vessel sizes and deployments, energy and commodity markets, to name just a few. Speakers will include Amy S. Miller, Port of Pensacola, J. Christopher Lytle, Executive Director, Port of Oakland, John Wolfe, CEO, The Northwest Seaports Alliance, and Patrick Robitaille, Vice President, Port Business Dev., Québec Port Authority. (Congressional Ballroom A/B – Ballroom Level)

#Error	10:45AM - 11:00AM	Break	Sponsored by Hall Engineering Group. (Congressional Ballroom Foyer– Ballroom Level)

#Error	11:00AM - 12:00PM	Success Stories in Port Planning and Development – Part 2	Speakers will include A. Paul Anderson, President & CEO, Port Tampa Bay, Ing. Victor Julio Gonzalez-Riascos, Gerente General, Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Buenaventura, and Jason Giffen, Assistant Vice President, Planning & Green Port, Port of San Diego. (Congressional Ballroom A/B – Ballroom Level)

#Error	12:15PM - 1:30PM	Luncheon Program and Keynote Address	Speaker: The Honorable Elaine L. Chao, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation. (Renaissance West – Ballroom Level)

#Error	1:30PM - 2:00PM	Water Infrastructure Issues in the 115th Congress	Speaker: Hon. Garret Graves (R-LA), Chairman, House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, United States House of Representatives. (Congressional Ballroom A/B – Ballroom Level)

#Error	2:00PM - 2:45PM	EPA’s Ports Initiative – Highlights and Status	Speaker: Sarah Froman, Policy Analyst, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Washington, DC (Congressional Ballroom A/B – Ballroom Level)

#Error	2:45PM - 3:00PM	Break	Sponsored by MTS Group. (Congressional Ballroom Foyer– Ballroom Level)

#Error	3:00PM - 3:30PM	Outlook for Water and Surface Transportation Investment	Speaker (invited): Hon. Thomas R. Carper (D-DE), Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, AAPA 2011 Port Person of the Year. (Congressional Ballroom A/B – Ballroom Level)

#Error	3:30PM - 4:30PM	Trade: The Trump Administration & the 115th Congress	The speakers will address trade policy changes that could take place with the new Administration from the perspective of key port users, both importers and exporters, as well as ways to craft a message that can be heard. Presenters will include Susan Monteverde, Vice President of Government Relations, AAPA, Peter Friedmann, Executive Director, Agriculture Transportation Coalition, Jonathan Gold, V.P., Supply Chain and Customs Policy, National Retail Federation, Christopher Wenk, Executive Director, International Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Don Meyer, President, Westfourth Communications. (Congressional Ballroom A/B – Ballroom Level)

#Error	5:30PM - 7:00PM	America: Keep it Moving Reception	The reception will take place on Capitol Hill at the Rayburn House Office Building. Sponsored by: Port Everglades, The Northwest Seaport Alliance, Port of Long Beach, Port of Pascagoula, Jones Walker, Massport, Port of Los Angeles, Ports of Indiana, The Port of Virginia, Gahagan & Bryant Associates, Inc., Rick Maldonado & Associates Inc., FBB Federal Relations, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, Van Scoyoc Associates, Port of Cleveland, Cassidy & Associates, Twenty First Century Group. (2167 Rayburn House Office Building) The bus will depart promptly at 5:00 p.m. and return after the event.

#Error	9:00AM - 4:00PM	Meetings with Members of Government Entities	AAPA Government Relations staff will arrange a series of meetings with Members of Congress and Department/Agency staff. Attendance is open to all for U.S. corporate members, but space at individual meetings may be limited.

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